Episode 409: Tariff Turmoil: Trump’s Trade War and Its Global Fallout

Today, Morgan, Martha, and Jess discuss President Trump’s latest move to impose sweeping tariffs using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), citing illegal migration and fentanyl as justification. The plan includes 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and 10% on China, which has prompted retaliatory measures from U.S. trading partners.

What are the unintended consequences for American taxpayers? If the U.S. retreats from the global economic stage, who steps in to fill the void? And with past tariffs failing to bring manufacturing back, will this strategy hurt the very voters who elected Trump?

Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70kn4676p4o 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/02/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/us/politics/trump-tariffs-ieepa.html 

https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-stretches-trade-law-boundaries-with-canada-mexico-china-tariffs-2025-02-02/ 

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